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Niger Coup Leaders End Military Cooperation With France, Deepening Concerns Over Anti-Western Turn (www.wsj.com)
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The new junta’s move to cut ties with Niger’s former colonial power came amid threats of a military intervention by other West African states.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

If I was a Nigrien, I wouldn't want to cooperate with the French either, after they exploited my country for decades.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's "Nigerien", and given that this decision was made by a unelected coup leader, I'd doubt you'd have much say in the matter as a Nigerien.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well yes, but a coup needs popular support. If France paid a fair price for the nigerien uranium, the coup could maybe have been avoided in the first place and the chance of it succeeding would have been lower.